With water from Sacramento affected by an environmental ruling over endangered fish, a dry winter this year and lowering waters in the Colorado river, Los Angeles and the region could be dealing with rationing in a few months from now. There are lots of unknowns, such as how severe this could be and if prices will drastically increase, but DWP could enact further phases of the current water law. "The second phase would ban water use four days a week," reported the Daily Breeze. "Further phases eventually cut off all outside watering." Get those drought resistant plants going! Oh wait, we all should have been doing that a long time ago. more ›

It was brought up earlier this year and once again this week. If rain and snowpack levels stay down, water sent to regions in California will be considerably less--as little as 15% of allocations--than usual. "Last spring was the driest since 1921 in the northern Sierra," the LA Times said as well as noting that "reservoirs are starting the rainy season at their lowest levels since 1977." In June, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide water drought. more ›

A possible water supply alert is being considered by Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California, who serve 18 million people in the region. Their board will discuss the option next month because places where water is taken is found to be "unusually" dry and for environmental reasons (delta smelt). more ›

Are you a rice hoarder? Not anymore. Dramatic headlines all throughout the day are saying we are seeing food rationing of rice and some wheat products, a first since World War II. more ›